A record dozen Peninsula restaurants are participating in Dining Out For Life, the annual fundraising evening to benefit ACCESS AIDS Care. This year’s event will take place April 25 at more than 70 Hampton Roads locations.

Here’s how it works: Gather your friends together and make a dinner reservation at a participating restaurant of your choosing. Restaurants agree to donate a portion of their proceeds — usually 15 to 25 percent — to ACCESS AIDS Care, a Hampton Roads organization that provides financial support and services to people impacted by HIV/AIDS.

AIDS Care “ambassadors” also will be on hand at each location to answer any questions and collect any additional donations people might want to make. Here’s a list of the Peninsula spots: